from Reverand E.G. Goodspeed, Jul 1862

Letter of application
Letter of application
Letter responding to application
Request for information for daughter's application
Letter requesting a circular, ""with a view of deciding where to place my sister next Fall"
Proposing that Mr. Vassar give money for the support of orphan children of foreign missionaries.
Letter of application on behalf of daughter
Request for information regarding admission for daughter
Advice to have his friend place an application for his daughter at once.
1 letter from Nellie G. to Isabel Treadwell Towne. Nellie G. reflects on Towne's absence from Vassar as well as other friends who did not return, expressing her loneliness. Nellie also shares concerns about her own health. She relates news from Vassar, including information about their friends'
2 letters from Gallup to her parents, in Jun 1867. Gallup sends the tuition bill and considers attending Vassar for a further two years. She reports on social events and her election as Recording Secretary of Chapter Alpha of the Philalethean Society.
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